23 Mar 2010, Kanu Sanyal - Naxal fouder suicide himself, the naxal revolutionary who initiated the Naxalite process that is still under operation across many places in India was on 23 Mar 2010 found dead.
Suicide or hanging from the ceiling of his house in a village close to Naxalbari where the operation was born. Kanu Sanyal 82, had prolong illness and failing health since he suffered a massive stroke last year. His place is just 25 kms from Siliguri.